An expert committee which was appointed by the Supreme Court to investigate the alleged use of the Pegasus spyware against journalists, activists and other civilians has sought the public’s inputs on 11 questions related to the issue until March 31, the Hindustan Times reported.
According to the Wire, some of the questions raised by the panel pertain to the boundaries within which state surveillance of private citizens’ communications are defined; whether provision within the existing laws prevent abuse or misuse of such surveillance; and to what extent immunity may be extended for hacking into digital devices.
